The land of chocolate minus the oompa loompas

A few days ago I went to a chocolate expo that turned out to be pretty interesting because of all the colorful chocolates and candies. Local vendors at the expo had everything from olive oil flavored chocolate to sculptures in chocolate. All of the chocolate and sweets were artisan crafted and of high quality. There weren't quite as many free samples as student could hope for, but I did get to try a few pieces of delicious caramel, apricot, and cinnamon chocolates.

Macaron vendor

Close up of the macarons: each piece in the baskets here can cost up to 3,00€ each.
Apparently they are difficult to make as well as the most expensive cookie/pastry in France for what you get. You can end up paying 12,00€ for just one

More French sweets

Chocolate bark of every flavor

Chocolate vendor; can you see the chocolate purses in the left middle edge?

The table of sculptures made entirely of chocolate

Bananas, peaches, mushrooms, and more made out of pâte d'amande (almond paste).
Not quite as healthy as the real fruits.

Vendor selling cognac

A display of Christmas candies for sale